Dan Robinson column: Wisconsin should accept federal Medicaid funding

8:01 PM,
Apr. 24, 2013

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Dan Robinson

People often say that each of us is just a paycheck away from poverty. For many folks, though, it's not having health insurance that sends them below the poverty line. An unexpected illness, a broken bone, or a car accident comes along. They can't afford insurance so the medical bills pile up or they don't get the treatment they need. They end up losing their job and then their home.

Wisconsin has the opportunity to address this problem. The federal government is offering the state $12 billion over the next 10 years in enhanced Medicaid funds to expand BadgerCare and provide basic health ...